Safe Surfing Tips...no technical knowledge required
- Select an Internet Service Provider (ISP) who provides the option of ISP-filtered access.
- Put any computer with Internet access in a public area of the house - not in a bedroom or den.
- Spend time on the Internet with your child, even if you are only an interested learner - you may be surprised how much you enjoy it.
- Encourage kids to send e-mail to friends. It's a fun part of the Internet, and reduces the inclination to get involved in e-mail with strangers.
- Share an e-mail account with your children so you can oversee their e-mail.
- Encourage your children to bring anything questionable to your attention - and be on their side when they do.
- Let your children know they should not sendpictures of themselves to anyone they meet online.
- Let your children know not to fill out questionnaires they find on the Internet without your advance permission.
- Caution your children not to give out personalinformation such as name, address, telephone number or school name to anyone on the Net.
- Do not permit fact-to-face meetings with people met on the Net.
- Let your children know not to respond to any belligerent or suggestive contact or anything that makes them uncomfortable - and to let you know if anything like that happens.
- Don't miss the significance of hidden diskettes,CD's, DVD's or Flash Drives - pornography use tends to be secretive.
- Take time to become educated about the Internet - it's an investment in the safety and health of your children
- Above all - communicate.



